Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

precessor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-ces-sor
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A predecessor; one who came before.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"August 30 1651, Bishop Joseph Hall, letter to Thomas Fuller Your much devoted friend, precessor, and fellow-labourer, JOS. HALL, B. N. HIGHAM"

Etymology

Latin praecessor.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

precessors (plural)

Questions

What does precessor mean?: A predecessor; one who came before.
Where does precessor come from?: Latin praecessor.

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